SEAWALL ASSOCS. v. CITY OF NY


138 Misc.2d 96 (1987)

Seawall Associates et al., Plaintiffs, v. City of New York et al., Defendants. Richard Wilkerson et al., Intervenors. (Action No. 1.) Eastern Pork Products Company et al., Plaintiffs, v. City of New York et al., Defendants. (Action No. 2.) Testamentum, Plaintiff, v. City of New York et al., Defendants. (Action No. 3.)

Supreme Court, New York County.

November 23, 1987


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shea & Gould (Sheldon D. Camhy, Kevin B. McGrath, Claudia A. Wagner and George G. Nelson of counsel), Dershowitz & Eiger, P. C. (Nathan Z. Dershowitz of counsel), Rosenberg & Estis, P. C. (Franklin R. Kaiman of counsel), Shapiro, Mortman, Schwartz & Greene (Marvin L. Schwartz of counsel), Paskus Gordon & Mandel (Philip H. Schaeffer, Alan M. Goldston and Jane D. Connolly of counsel), and White & Case (Philip H. Schaeffer and Jane D. Connolly of counsel), for plaintiffs in actions Nos. 1 and 2. Burns, Kennedy, Schilling & O'Shea (Edmund J. Burns and Maria Scorcia of counsel), for plaintiff in action No. 3. Peter L. Zimroth, Corporation Counsel (Gabriel Taussig and Albert Frederick of counsel), for defendants. Mitchell S. Bernard, Norman Siegel, Robert M. Hayes, Saralee Evans and Wayne Hawley for intervenors and amicus curiae.


DAVID B. SAXE, J.

INTRODUCTION

Once again, owners of buildings containing single-room occupancy (SRO) units,1 challenge legislation which attempts to lessen the growth of the homeless population in the City of New York by prohibiting the conversion, alteration or demolition of privately owned SRO buildings.2

The issue that I must decide...

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